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Tarkeshwar Mahadev
About Tarkeshwar Mahadev – Location and overview
Tarkeshwar Mahadev is a very old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The presiding deity here is Lord Tarkeshwar, another name for Lord Shiva. Located at a distance of around 38km from Lansdowne cantonment in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district, this temple stands tall at 1800m above sea level. This is located in a place which is far from the maddening pace of commercial city life. The path to the temple is replete with dense forests that are dominated by pine and cedar trees. There are also many ashrams located at various places along this route. These spots are ideal for tourists who want to mediate for a while. The calmness of the place, the tranquil ambience, the rhythmic chirping of the birds and the chill climate takes the tourists to a different level altogether and gives them infinite levels of mental relaxation that they were craving for.
From Lansdowne it is about an hour’s drive that takes one to the spot where vehicles need to be stopped. From here, tourists need to talk up to 15 minutes to get into the main shrine. What strikes the tourists upon hitting this place is the cleanliness of the air around them. Since there are no vehicles plying in this area, there is no smoke and pollution is almost nil. The air is very chill as one walks up to the temple which is a sheer delight for the pilgrims. All through the route that takes the tourists to the temple, a galaxy of oak, cedar and pine trees give company to the travellers. Pilgrims feel that they are walking in a never-ending stretch of green valley when they walk through this route. The temple is illuminated to a great extent during the festival of Maha Shivarathri that falls during February every year.
Other facts
There are no restaurants or resorts in this area. The authorities of the temple provide dharmashalas for tourists for staying; free food is provided in the temple. Other facilities like banks, hospitals, STD and PIN codes are not available for this area. Tourists need to go to Lansdowne cantonment for these facilities. The emergency numbers for police (100), fire (101) and ambulance (103) work fine from here. For tourist information, tourists need to visit the following place:
Tourism Development Board of Uttarakhand State,
Pandit Dheendhayal Upadhaya Paryatan Bhavan,
Close to ONGC Helipad, Garhi Cantonment, Dehradun – 248001
Ph: 0135 2559898